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right now we don't need a jessie helms we need a ronald reagan. we have to see if ted cruz can step up and be that guy. where's the positive alternative that's going to lead the country forward? grow the economy? we have a better story to tell than ted cruz is telling. >> that's what people said about ronald reagan in the 70s when the country was going to hell. >> ronald reagan was an optimist. he said there's a better way to go. >> ted cruz has been promising on something he could not deliver and knew he could not deliver. he knew he wasn't going to defund or delay obama care, correct? >> when you go into a negotiation you always start with your big ask and understand the other side might respond. >> the people who supported ted cruz and gave money, do you think they all knew this was a hypothetical ask? >> no. but the tea party grassroots is sophisticated enough to know you don't get your way in washington without moderation, compromise and negotiation. and that's what should happen now. >> here's what's missing. there's real people hurting. sma
right now we don't need a jessie helms we need a ronald reagan. we have to see if ted cruz can step up and be that guy. where's the positive alternative that's going to lead the country forward? grow the economy? we have a better story to tell than ted cruz is telling. >> that's what people said about ronald reagan in the 70s when the country was going to hell. >> ronald reagan was an optimist. he said there's a better way to go. >> ted cruz has been promising on something he...
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not the america of ronald reagan. not the america of the founding fathers. but, rather, the america of thousands of years ago in which feral band of mud people lived if their caves, never worrying that barack obama was going to come and take their hard earned pelts or infringe on their rights to bear spears. >> time for your political ticker with tim farley, host of "morning briefing" on sirius live from washington. good morning. >> good morning. have we been polling the mud people to see what they feel about this upcoming election? >> we need to start doing that. we're remiss. let's talk about texas governor rick perry because he's long been considered the front-runner in the polls but two of his opponents, boy, did they steal some of his hundredor. >> herman cain picking up the florida straw poll on saturday and mitt romney winning the republican leadership poll in michigan. no big surprise romney would win. cain was a surprise. remember, these are straw polls as the world implies they're built on straw. still, it's an indication that yet again republicans
not the america of ronald reagan. not the america of the founding fathers. but, rather, the america of thousands of years ago in which feral band of mud people lived if their caves, never worrying that barack obama was going to come and take their hard earned pelts or infringe on their rights to bear spears. >> time for your political ticker with tim farley, host of "morning briefing" on sirius live from washington. good morning. >> good morning. have we been polling the...
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. >> jane, ironically, it was president ronald reagan, the icon of the conservative movement, who authorized then in the '90s terrorist cases in federal and civil courts. >> right. >> and a lot of those prosecutions happen. but where, now, does it go? what does the u.s. attorney general, eric holder, do, given that the obama administration has put closing guantanamo and moving away from these military tribunals so central to its case? >> well, it's really in a big mess, basically, to put it in a non-expert way. holder is looking desperately for a state in which they can hold a trial of khalid shaikh mohamm mohammed, which it's been nine years and he is yet to face justice because the system down in guantanamo was challenged in so many different court challenges. so they're looking desperately for a venue to hold this trial. and if they can't find one, there's an article in "the washington post" today that suggests where holder sort of hints that maybe they will have to go back to this whole military commission process, if congress forces them to do it. so it's just kind of a big, embarrassin
. >> jane, ironically, it was president ronald reagan, the icon of the conservative movement, who authorized then in the '90s terrorist cases in federal and civil courts. >> right. >> and a lot of those prosecutions happen. but where, now, does it go? what does the u.s. attorney general, eric holder, do, given that the obama administration has put closing guantanamo and moving away from these military tribunals so central to its case? >> well, it's really in a big mess,...
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prime minister margaret thatcher and president ronald reagan, united during the fall of the soviet union. but prime minister tony blair's support of president george bush's decision to invade iraq, was not without consequences. >> this became very, very unpopular among the british public and tony blair paid a price for this politically and still paying a price for this to this day. >> reporter: as the two countries move forward former prime minister brown takes an optimistic view. >> despite all the different problems that will arise, this relationship will endure and, perhaps, strengthen in the years to come. >> and, of course, what's going on this week will only strengthen it in an interesting way, that there are so many americans that have an intense interest in this. they're expecting an additional 600,000 american tourists to be in london ahead of the wedding and, of course, countless others will be watching it all over the globe. coming up in about ten minutes we're going to be speaking to "newsweek" columnist and harvard economic historian neil ferguson about the measures they've
prime minister margaret thatcher and president ronald reagan, united during the fall of the soviet union. but prime minister tony blair's support of president george bush's decision to invade iraq, was not without consequences. >> this became very, very unpopular among the british public and tony blair paid a price for this politically and still paying a price for this to this day. >> reporter: as the two countries move forward former prime minister brown takes an optimistic view....
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ronald reagan got democrats for his tax cuts. a big signature issue. i just mentioned the signature issues for republicans, you need to get people on the other side, otherwise, you're really dividing. they're starting fires, putting out fire, starting fires, putting out fires. it is a mess. too soon to tell the outcome of this one. >> bill bennett for us. good to catch up with you. >> love the early morning, don't you? >> nothing like it. i'll tell you that. i don't know if you get used to the hours or get used to feeling screwed up. >> howard dean said if you get up these hours, you're going to die. >> i don't know about that, but you'll get ahead of the news curve. >> you accomplish more at 9:00 a.m. than most people do all day. >> your day is almost done by 11:00. >> if democrats decide to go it alone, it's sure to set off fireworks. americans across the country have been voicing their opinions as we've seen loudly in congressional town hall meetings. republicans have seen the rowdiest moments. barney franks, town hall meeting in dartmouth, massachu
ronald reagan got democrats for his tax cuts. a big signature issue. i just mentioned the signature issues for republicans, you need to get people on the other side, otherwise, you're really dividing. they're starting fires, putting out fire, starting fires, putting out fires. it is a mess. too soon to tell the outcome of this one. >> bill bennett for us. good to catch up with you. >> love the early morning, don't you? >> nothing like it. i'll tell you that. i don't know if...
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obama doesn't have a second office that he does business out of just like ronald reagan did business out of the ranch in california. that is the second piece. the reality is this. no. there isn't anything wrong with going on vacation but the problem with this president is that he is tone deaf to the american people and what people expect out of a president in tough times and i think everyone can admit we are in an extremely, extraordinarily difficult times in this country and we have a president who just doesn't seem to connect the dots. the second piece of this is that the place he chooses to go on vacation is like he's living out the lifestyle of the rich and famous. >> come on. mitt romney is going to be there in a week or two raising money too. >> but this is the president. >> look. he wants to be the president! i want to go through -- >> wait a minute. mitt romney doesn't have the ability to sign a piece of legislation, to tell his colleagues in the senate to get real about the debt and the kev sit in this country. i mean, you can't possibly compare mitt romney to the president.
obama doesn't have a second office that he does business out of just like ronald reagan did business out of the ranch in california. that is the second piece. the reality is this. no. there isn't anything wrong with going on vacation but the problem with this president is that he is tone deaf to the american people and what people expect out of a president in tough times and i think everyone can admit we are in an extremely, extraordinarily difficult times in this country and we have a...
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think of ronald reagan and tip o'neill in 1983 working on a deal on social security or president clinton compromising with newt gingrich on welfare reform in 1996, but that was then. so, question of the day time. is compromise a sign of weakness? send us an e-mail, tweet or message us on facebook. we will read some of your responses throughout the hour. >>> and still to come on "american morning," relief for an alabama town ravaged by a tornado. a new plant, new jobs are on the way. >> despite a pledge not to market unhealthy food and drinks to kids, a new study says they still get it through advertisements. >>> a roadside bomb to kill soldiers in afghanistan. a firsthand look at the delicate and dangerous mission. part of jason carroll's series "a soldier's story." you're watching "american morning." it's 15 minutes after the hour. [ male announcer ] how can power consumption in china, impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just on
think of ronald reagan and tip o'neill in 1983 working on a deal on social security or president clinton compromising with newt gingrich on welfare reform in 1996, but that was then. so, question of the day time. is compromise a sign of weakness? send us an e-mail, tweet or message us on facebook. we will read some of your responses throughout the hour. >>> and still to come on "american morning," relief for an alabama town ravaged by a tornado. a new plant, new jobs are on...
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ronald reagan would go out to santa barbara for a month in august. always took flk for that. it happen. >> what about coming up on "state of the union" this sunday, candy. >> you may have noticed the last of the combat troops are pulling out of iraq. we are going to talk to the general to ask him what's next and how it looks on the ground. then we have the former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and we also have admiral thad allen, both of them intricately involved in the war in iraq. push forward and say what have we learned here about what the military has to be and how does it apply to afghanistan? >> be sure to watch candy crowley on "state of the union" this sunday morning, 9:00 eastern on cnn. i'm not sure what kind of world we live in when we are talking polls on whether the president is muslim. candy will be breaking that down as well. >> important topics. >> absolutely. >>> american airlines could soon be hit with a record fine. $25 million or more. "wall street journal" reporting the faa is proposing the penalty for maintenance violations that forced americans
ronald reagan would go out to santa barbara for a month in august. always took flk for that. it happen. >> what about coming up on "state of the union" this sunday, candy. >> you may have noticed the last of the combat troops are pulling out of iraq. we are going to talk to the general to ask him what's next and how it looks on the ground. then we have the former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and we also have admiral thad allen, both of them intricately involved in...
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reagan. the former mayor of boston, also the former u.s. ambassador to the vatican. he joins us now. and ambassador flynn, what are your thoughts this morning on the passing of senator kennedy? >> i'm very interested in hearing the various comments from prominent people throughout the united states, throughout the world about senator kennedy. you know, i'm reminded of this famous day back in 1960 when i was listening to the radio after watching jack kennedy at the boston garden the night before the election when he became the first catholic to be elected president of the united states. a momentous evening for all of us. we felt overwhelmed. people felt that same way now towards barack obama and some of the changes that are making in the united states. senator kennedy has had a remarkable career on the united states senate. thoughts of people like me who grew up in south boston and saw kennedy walking the streets and jack kennedy and bobby kennedy in charlestown and other neighborhoods of bost
reagan. the former mayor of boston, also the former u.s. ambassador to the vatican. he joins us now. and ambassador flynn, what are your thoughts this morning on the passing of senator kennedy? >> i'm very interested in hearing the various comments from prominent people throughout the united states, throughout the world about senator kennedy. you know, i'm reminded of this famous day back in 1960 when i was listening to the radio after watching jack kennedy at the boston garden the night...
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the last time this happened in 1982 and the president then ronald reagan suffered badly, the party did in the midterm election. the other problem are foreclose yurs. the signs of stability in the housing market, the free fall is over. but this report says half of all americans -- half of all americans will owe more on their home than it's worth by the time the recession is over. there's mounting frustration that the lenders, the banks who received the tarp bailout funds aren't doing more to modify the homes. 9% of the money available have been modified. the treasury department going a step further and showing that frustration by naming bank of america and wells fargo as companies they're disappointed with. i've been across the table from the folks at the treasury and they don't like to name specific names but they did. they're growing frustrated with business that the business isn't helping more. >> the washington saying that the banks are dragging it out on purpose. >> that's what you hear -- the people who there loan servicers, if they drag their feet, there are more fees and there a
the last time this happened in 1982 and the president then ronald reagan suffered badly, the party did in the midterm election. the other problem are foreclose yurs. the signs of stability in the housing market, the free fall is over. but this report says half of all americans -- half of all americans will owe more on their home than it's worth by the time the recession is over. there's mounting frustration that the lenders, the banks who received the tarp bailout funds aren't doing more to...
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they have to take a lesson from the republicans of 20 or 30 years ago who stuck with ronald reagan as he put forward a very bold program that i didn't happen to agree with, they got through a tough period in '81 and '82 and got to the reagan era. i think democrats understand that and i think the president's going to get a health care bill. >> there are polls after polls coming out showing while people think there needs to be changes, they believe in that principle, yes there are, problems. when you ask them about their health care, by and large they're satisfied. nearly 75% of people asked said they are satisfied and only 1/3 believe that president obama's health care plan will actually help their individual family. how do you sort of work against those numbers and push through something in a tough time that's going to be costly when the majority of people seem to think, at least, i'm okay with what i have. >> you have to go out there and talk to them about the difference it's going to make. you have to answer the republican scare tactics. you referenced john boehner, he last week tol
they have to take a lesson from the republicans of 20 or 30 years ago who stuck with ronald reagan as he put forward a very bold program that i didn't happen to agree with, they got through a tough period in '81 and '82 and got to the reagan era. i think democrats understand that and i think the president's going to get a health care bill. >> there are polls after polls coming out showing while people think there needs to be changes, they believe in that principle, yes there are,...
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ronald reagan in harriherited a bad economy from jimmy carter. gas rationing that didn't belong in america. >> it seems the tea party centers on one candidate, becomes disenfranchised. first michele bachmann, then rick perry. now it seems to be newt gingrich. why all of this searching around for a candidate? >> in the primary process that's okay. you can do that, but we cannot get so emotional behind it that we're, you know, not willing to unite afterwards, because, again, right now what we're doing is we're giving barack obama a free pass to campaign from the oval office. dishonestly. saying there's nothing he can do, when ronald reagan was able to fix the economy so quickly, he campaigned on, it's morning in america again. so there is something that barack obama can do, but he is so far to the left that he's not willing to do what president clinton did, when he had a republican congress, when he saw that it wasn't working. he started governing from the center, and barack obama is continuing to move our country so far to the left, and i really h
ronald reagan in harriherited a bad economy from jimmy carter. gas rationing that didn't belong in america. >> it seems the tea party centers on one candidate, becomes disenfranchised. first michele bachmann, then rick perry. now it seems to be newt gingrich. why all of this searching around for a candidate? >> in the primary process that's okay. you can do that, but we cannot get so emotional behind it that we're, you know, not willing to unite afterwards, because, again, right now...
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ronald reagan started all of this. he made $2 million for two speeches to a japanese country. the center for public integrity says that president george w. bush has earned $15 million for about 140 speeches here and abroad since he left the white house. that comes out to about $107,000 per speech. who pays? big corporations, universities, trade associations and o comes from the very industries the speaker once oversaw. goldman sachs paid former treasury secretary larry summers, $135,000 a speech. according to "wall street journal" analysis of leased forms. in 2005, donald trump earned $3 million for real estate seminars and mtv reality show star, just to spice it up, snooki, made $32,000 for two speeches at rutgers earlier this year. a speech agent once told us, politicians are vilified and as soon as they get out of congress, people are lining up to pay them thousands of dollars to speak. >> i was enjoying the whole report, but -- >> i lost you at snooki. they pay $35 grand for snooki -- >> she is getting paid to show up at places, that's the real money. you don't even have t
ronald reagan started all of this. he made $2 million for two speeches to a japanese country. the center for public integrity says that president george w. bush has earned $15 million for about 140 speeches here and abroad since he left the white house. that comes out to about $107,000 per speech. who pays? big corporations, universities, trade associations and o comes from the very industries the speaker once oversaw. goldman sachs paid former treasury secretary larry summers, $135,000 a...
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." >>> paying tribute to the former president ronald reagan, friends, family, and colleagues celebrating his 100th birthday in california. former first lady nancy reagan placed a wreath on her husband's grave and greeted the 1,200 guests. sarah palin, former cabinet secretary james baker, spoke. and lee greenwood sang "god bless the usa," and the beach boys performed. >>> australia is in the grip of disaster, as we know, dealing with the heavy flooding, the rains, flash flooding, raging wildfires now. we're going to have more details on what's going on down under. >>> also, we told you egypt's government now talking with opposition groups. does this mean an agreement, or some kind of peace is in the near future? we're talking to an egyptian journalist coming up. ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ that's why there's lubriderm® daily moisture. it contains the same nutrients naturally found in healthy skin. skin absorbs it better and it lasts for 24 hours. later gator. lu
." >>> paying tribute to the former president ronald reagan, friends, family, and colleagues celebrating his 100th birthday in california. former first lady nancy reagan placed a wreath on her husband's grave and greeted the 1,200 guests. sarah palin, former cabinet secretary james baker, spoke. and lee greenwood sang "god bless the usa," and the beach boys performed. >>> australia is in the grip of disaster, as we know, dealing with the heavy flooding, the...
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you think back to ronald reagan and the "challenger," bill clinton after the oklahoma bombing. and then the reason it succeeded it transcended politics. same in 2008 with the so-called race speech about reverend wright. it went beyond just the politics of the moment. he elevated the conversation. here, too, last night was sarah palin sort of pushing back on liberals yesterday had who suggested maybe some of her rhetoric contributed to the atmosphere. her pushing back pretty hard with words that upset people particularly in the jewish community. all of this flying around. the president had to get everyone and sort of grab them by the lapels and say, wait a second, everybody. stop the blame game. also while we can't stop the actions of a deranged individual, what we can do is change how we talk to one another, how we treat one another. take a listen to the flavor of what he said. >> this tragedy prompts reflection and debate as it should. let's make sure it's worthy of those we have lost. but what we cannot do is use this tragedy as one more occasion to turn on each other. >> the
you think back to ronald reagan and the "challenger," bill clinton after the oklahoma bombing. and then the reason it succeeded it transcended politics. same in 2008 with the so-called race speech about reverend wright. it went beyond just the politics of the moment. he elevated the conversation. here, too, last night was sarah palin sort of pushing back on liberals yesterday had who suggested maybe some of her rhetoric contributed to the atmosphere. her pushing back pretty hard with...
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other presidents have suffered through their first year, like president ronald reagan. and look at his place in history now? he's considered one of america's best presidents. >> it will be interesting to see though what the white house does in the months to come now that they've lost that super majority in the senate. >> and what president obama says in his state of the union which is coming up quickly. >> a week from today. thanks very much, carol costello this morning with an "a.m. original." 58 minutes after the hour.
other presidents have suffered through their first year, like president ronald reagan. and look at his place in history now? he's considered one of america's best presidents. >> it will be interesting to see though what the white house does in the months to come now that they've lost that super majority in the senate. >> and what president obama says in his state of the union which is coming up quickly. >> a week from today. thanks very much, carol costello this morning with...
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then think about ronald reagan as well. used a little humor as ronald reagan used to do and also was very, very optimistic. ronald reagan used to talk about taking on the soviet union. now it's more about this president saying we've got to compete with china and india, we've got to get that kinds of agenda that can make sure our economy withstands all this competition but relentlessly optimistic. warning in america perhaps like 1984 in that re-election campaign of ronald reagan. and i think that's the point to underline, the fact that both clinton and reagan suffered big losses in the midterm elections but two years later both were reelected. this president last night was clearly trying to stake out that middle ground and bring back some of the independent voters the democrats lost a couple of months ago. >> on the topic of the budget deficit, the president did outline some spending freezes. a five-year freeze and vowed to veto any bill that had earmarks and got a standing ovation from john mccain over that one. when are we
then think about ronald reagan as well. used a little humor as ronald reagan used to do and also was very, very optimistic. ronald reagan used to talk about taking on the soviet union. now it's more about this president saying we've got to compete with china and india, we've got to get that kinds of agenda that can make sure our economy withstands all this competition but relentlessly optimistic. warning in america perhaps like 1984 in that re-election campaign of ronald reagan. and i think...
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i thought -- >> candy -- >> since ronald reagan. >> look what's happened in the last, you know, couple of elections here that have taken place. the loss in massachusetts, loss in virginia, loss in new jersey. are republicans going to suddenly say, oh, yes, let's all get together and let's forge forward, or are they going to say, these are our principles we'll fight on these principles, we don't care what the democrats do. >> they'll say both, we want to work with the president where we have agreement, but we are not going to give up our principles. you'll see both. it's an election year, you will see the democrats saying we can't get anything done for the american people because the republicans are always standing in our way, and the republicans are going to argue, but, you know, they're giving the wrong thing, so it's good we're standing in the way. so that's the election year argument. and i think anybody that's looking for bipartisanship probably in any year, but particularly in a midterm election is going to be disappointed. >> when the president has to say, don't run for the hills
i thought -- >> candy -- >> since ronald reagan. >> look what's happened in the last, you know, couple of elections here that have taken place. the loss in massachusetts, loss in virginia, loss in new jersey. are republicans going to suddenly say, oh, yes, let's all get together and let's forge forward, or are they going to say, these are our principles we'll fight on these principles, we don't care what the democrats do. >> they'll say both, we want to work with the...
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the last time was when ronald reagan was buried a different county than santa barbara county. those folks in santa barbara say they've never seen it happen. if they do get an application, they'll review it. they're not against it, but at this point, they don't have a template on how to move forward. it could take some time. cnn, los angeles. >> thanks so much. >>> and we're also looking into the angle of the potential for drug abuse at michael jackson and those around him. they talk a little bit more about that and cnn has uncovered exclusive police documents showing what they're alleging he was doing. this is from randi kaye. >>> 56 minutes past the hour, welcome back to the most news in the morning. a sobering assessment, david petraeus is warning it will be a long and tough fight and adding to the challenge this morning, a huge spike in ied attacks. chris lawrence live at the pentagon. and what's the situation on the ground in afghanistan. why have we seen this big spike in these ied attacks? >> well, kiran, you know, in all of the years that american troops have been fight
the last time was when ronald reagan was buried a different county than santa barbara county. those folks in santa barbara say they've never seen it happen. if they do get an application, they'll review it. they're not against it, but at this point, they don't have a template on how to move forward. it could take some time. cnn, los angeles. >> thanks so much. >>> and we're also looking into the angle of the potential for drug abuse at michael jackson and those around him. they...
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that's why ronald reagan was so successful. he didn't -- he had plenty of grievances, but he didn't say in the name of the american soldier, quit publishing things about me. maybe please publish more material about our achievements in iraq, or maybe please print more pictures of girls in bikinis, but i think stop attacking sarah palin is not necessarily the first request of every fighting serviceman or servicewoman. >> and i want to ask you about that. because according to the latest washington post poll, 53% of those in this poll view sarah palin negatively, 57% say they don't think she has a good grasp of complex issues, 54% don't think she's a strong leader. can you be a national candidate with negatives in that range? >> candidates do sometimes overcome the negatives and discover resources in themselves that will allow them to do that. for sarah palin, the more worrying thing is the decline she's seen among republicans, especially since the announcement of her resignation. republicans are -- this is the party of small busin
that's why ronald reagan was so successful. he didn't -- he had plenty of grievances, but he didn't say in the name of the american soldier, quit publishing things about me. maybe please publish more material about our achievements in iraq, or maybe please print more pictures of girls in bikinis, but i think stop attacking sarah palin is not necessarily the first request of every fighting serviceman or servicewoman. >> and i want to ask you about that. because according to the latest...
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the last legalization process was in 1986 done by ronald reagan. i understand the reason barack obama wants to do it, but i understand he is not getting help from republicans. where has john mccain? he was for immigration reform. where is he right now? what happened to lindsey graham? definitely, president barack obama needs republicans and has to be done. we can't keep on postponing this. it is going to keep on growing every single day. thousands of immigrants keep coming to this country. for instance, as long as there are people in mexico making $5 a day. they can make the same amount here in a couple hours. they are going to continue coming. there's a lack of action from the white house and the congress. then states like arizona are going to be trying to take this matter into their own hands. >> well, it is very interesting to get your perspective this morning. the book called "a country for all." jorge ramos. greagt to talk to you. >>> it will be dangerously hot. reynolds wolf has your forecast after the break. the shipping industry in norway,
the last legalization process was in 1986 done by ronald reagan. i understand the reason barack obama wants to do it, but i understand he is not getting help from republicans. where has john mccain? he was for immigration reform. where is he right now? what happened to lindsey graham? definitely, president barack obama needs republicans and has to be done. we can't keep on postponing this. it is going to keep on growing every single day. thousands of immigrants keep coming to this country. for...
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reagan always had, which people really liked to see in their presidential candidates. i think that's one of the reasons that michele bachmann did so well. which is, you saw that coming out of her. you can't just be a mirror of people's resentments. you have to also represent their hopes and their aspirations. as a presidential candidate. and i didn't see a lot of that last night. so, i think we'll see it in the future as we get down the campaign trail and these people have the ability to kind of hone their message. >> all right. gloria borger. thank you so much. >> sure. >> you spoke to one of the voters you spoke to, said, you know, they can't just blame democrats. i wanted to hear real answers on how we're going to do that. maybe we're still early? >> a couple minutes we'll speak to governor tim pawlenty and he actually was almost derided yesterday for saying we could have 5% growth each year if china and brazil can, we can. and people are saying that's unrealistic. >> we'll get a chance to ask him that directly at 7:30 eastern. also, we're going to hear from obama t
reagan always had, which people really liked to see in their presidential candidates. i think that's one of the reasons that michele bachmann did so well. which is, you saw that coming out of her. you can't just be a mirror of people's resentments. you have to also represent their hopes and their aspirations. as a presidential candidate. and i didn't see a lot of that last night. so, i think we'll see it in the future as we get down the campaign trail and these people have the ability to kind...
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this is where ronald reagan launched his bid in 1980. if you're going to stand in the shadow of ronald reagan you better bring it. aides to the former governor of utah say he will touch on a variety of themes on this speech, one being on the economy but also on the national debt and he's also going to call for a civil discourse in this upcoming campaign which is going to be interesting because, obviously, they've been throwing a lot of red meat on the republican side at this president, and so it's going to be interesting to see how this plays out later. later this afternoon he will go up to new hampshire and down to south carolina, so no rest for jon huntsman from here on out. >> i know. civil discourse doesn't exactly garner you attention but we'll see what happens. his campaign videos have garnered attention because they're different and creative. >> it has. >> we're going to watch a bit of one and get your take on it, jim. ♪ >> so, he's released one of -- these are kiran's favorite ads, by the way. >> the music reminds me, discover
this is where ronald reagan launched his bid in 1980. if you're going to stand in the shadow of ronald reagan you better bring it. aides to the former governor of utah say he will touch on a variety of themes on this speech, one being on the economy but also on the national debt and he's also going to call for a civil discourse in this upcoming campaign which is going to be interesting because, obviously, they've been throwing a lot of red meat on the republican side at this president, and so...
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. >> the uss ronald reagan" passed through a plume from the daiichi plant there was little radio activity from that plant. but they show us how you have to spend some time scrubbing an aircraft carrier if you do something like that. he got to board the boat to see how the crew's getting everything cleaned up. >> reporter: right now, every piece of hardware, every aircraft and every piece of machinery used tole move that aircraft is in the front of the "uss ronald reagan" as the crew hands. you're wondering, why are they sitting around? we'll show you. look what's going on back over here. water. lots and lots of water. just being sprayed all over the deck right now in what is probably the biggest cleanup effort you're ever likely to see at sea. as the crews went to work with the foam, the brushes, there was music going. the idea here, though, is all about safety. >> what we're doing right now is just like they decontaminating the ship. >> reporter: this aircraft carrier and some of its helicopters passed through the nuclear plume, the daiichi plant. as a result of that, there was a relativ
. >> the uss ronald reagan" passed through a plume from the daiichi plant there was little radio activity from that plant. but they show us how you have to spend some time scrubbing an aircraft carrier if you do something like that. he got to board the boat to see how the crew's getting everything cleaned up. >> reporter: right now, every piece of hardware, every aircraft and every piece of machinery used tole move that aircraft is in the front of the "uss ronald...
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reagan came to losing his life that day. >> i heard a noise, and we came out of the hotel and headed for the limousine. and i heard some noise, and i thought it was fire crackers. one of the secret service agents behind me just seized me here by the waist and plunged me head first into the limo. and as we go in, i go in on top of him. and i'm sure my radio or gun hit him on the back. >> and i said, jerry, get off, i think you've broken a rib of mine. and he got up very quickly. >> inside the limo, he checked whether reagan was all right. >> i didn't know i was shot. >> i ran my hands up his coat, felt around his belt with my hands. >> looking for blood. >> looking for blood. i ran my hands up on his arms, no blood. >> and just then i coughed and i had a handful of bright red, frothy blood. >> he took a napkin out of his pocket. he took it out, he spit up on it and there was a lot of blood that got on my raincoat. and he said, i think i've cut the inside of my mouth. and it was pretty profuse, bubbly, bright red. >> and i said i guess the broken rib has broken the lung. and he turned
reagan came to losing his life that day. >> i heard a noise, and we came out of the hotel and headed for the limousine. and i heard some noise, and i thought it was fire crackers. one of the secret service agents behind me just seized me here by the waist and plunged me head first into the limo. and as we go in, i go in on top of him. and i'm sure my radio or gun hit him on the back. >> and i said, jerry, get off, i think you've broken a rib of mine. and he got up very quickly....
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the uss ronald reagan coming to the rescue with food, water, and supplies. cnn has a correspondent onboard. >>> and president obama is in south korea this morning getting ready for the g-20 summit. the main focus will be to stabilize the world's financial markets. the president will also have to answer to critics who say the u.s. is manipulating its currency at the expense of other economies. >> but first from the pacific to the pentagon this morning, people are trying to figure out exactly what was shooting across the sky on monday evening off the coast of california. have a look for yourself. you can see the huge streak arching over the waters just west of los angeles. the images sent the military into a frenzy because many people thought it looked just like a missile would. chris lawrence live in washington. and some have speculated this was just the trail of an aircraft. looks a little different than that. what's the military saying this morning? >> even respected professors at m.i.t. are saying no, this looks like a missile launch. everyone was trying t
the uss ronald reagan coming to the rescue with food, water, and supplies. cnn has a correspondent onboard. >>> and president obama is in south korea this morning getting ready for the g-20 summit. the main focus will be to stabilize the world's financial markets. the president will also have to answer to critics who say the u.s. is manipulating its currency at the expense of other economies. >> but first from the pacific to the pentagon this morning, people are trying to figure...
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reagan. and it's fascinating because a lot of people are drawing parallels to the unemployment back in 1982 and today. and what that could mean next year for the general election. of course, reagan was reelected. >> i love the new technology, the polling you're standing behind. >> i feel you're trying to test drive a brand new car you're trying to figure out where the gas is. >> for the last decade, i guess, democrats have won on the issue of the economy. when asked who do you trust more, democrats have won that poll. what's it looking like this year? >> let me show you this one. we've asked this question, who can handle the economy better and democrats are not. who can handle the economy issue number one better? you've got, yes, competent republican parties, 57%, competent democratic party abilities just 45%. so that's how that one played out. >> that's amazing. you had that at your fingertips. do you know where the heated seats are? >> you could have stumped me, but i had it right here. we
reagan. and it's fascinating because a lot of people are drawing parallels to the unemployment back in 1982 and today. and what that could mean next year for the general election. of course, reagan was reelected. >> i love the new technology, the polling you're standing behind. >> i feel you're trying to test drive a brand new car you're trying to figure out where the gas is. >> for the last decade, i guess, democrats have won on the issue of the economy. when asked who do you...
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you just mentioned ronald reagan. and i know some people on the left have had fun with this suggesting that people like ronald reagan or george w. bush even, because they go outside of some of these tenets, might not have been able to stand up to this test. for the record, do you think ronald reagan actually would have been able to make it under the test as you've laid it out? >> every conservative knows that ronald reagan -- and even liberals know that ronald reagan was the most conservative president in the last 100 years. no question about it. but remember what i said. the -- we are talking about ten current items being debated in congress like cap and trade or victory in iraq and afghanistan or obamacare. well, none of those things were being voted on in congress in the 1980s. if we had a list of specific items that we wanted our candidates to support and our members of congress to support, we'd have said reagan tax cuts, support of the contras, missile defense. and of course ronald reagan was a great advocate of
you just mentioned ronald reagan. and i know some people on the left have had fun with this suggesting that people like ronald reagan or george w. bush even, because they go outside of some of these tenets, might not have been able to stand up to this test. for the record, do you think ronald reagan actually would have been able to make it under the test as you've laid it out? >> every conservative knows that ronald reagan -- and even liberals know that ronald reagan was the most...
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thank you, rob. >> all right, guys. >>> the man who tried to assa assassinate president ronald reagan is seeking his freedom. attorneys for john hinckley will appear in court today. you'll remember that president reagan was shot six times march 30th, 1981. he nearly died after one bullet landed just an inch from his heart. three others were injured in that shooting, including the white house press secretary james brady. >> that's clear as day in my memory. clear as day. hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity and he planned to kill reagan in order to impress actress jodie foster. hinckley's doctors say his mental problems are in remission. let's bring in our cnn legal analyst, i apologize, paul, i have a cold. i'm having trouble talking today. >> now i know where i got it. >> i'm staying away from both of you. >> something new came out of the story. john hinckley's kind of mental illness could be in remission. >> yes, it could. if we believe psychiatrists, which a lot of people don't. most types of mental illness are curable. and he's responded -- >> curable. through medic
thank you, rob. >> all right, guys. >>> the man who tried to assa assassinate president ronald reagan is seeking his freedom. attorneys for john hinckley will appear in court today. you'll remember that president reagan was shot six times march 30th, 1981. he nearly died after one bullet landed just an inch from his heart. three others were injured in that shooting, including the white house press secretary james brady. >> that's clear as day in my memory. clear as day....
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in the context of what the president was saying there is look, ronald reagan was up here in 1982 after taking a hit, bill clinton after taking a hit. he seemed to view it as inevitable. i wondered whether somebody who had been through '94 in the white house already might have been able to see that coming, make a better connection, remember, hillary clinton's base was that disaffected working class voter from the rust belt, the very people who abandoned obama and the democrats on election day. there is reason to believe because she had that sort of visceral connection to them she might have been able through her message, not necessarily through her policies, to have maintained that more. >> here is an interesting statistic. it's a figure from a cnn research corporation poll. when you look at favorability ratings, hillary clinton for outstrips president obama. hers are 62%, his are 48%. of course it's always easier to be more popular when you're not the president. should the white house, would the white house be wise in 2012 to try to capitalize on that. if they are facing a difficult ra
in the context of what the president was saying there is look, ronald reagan was up here in 1982 after taking a hit, bill clinton after taking a hit. he seemed to view it as inevitable. i wondered whether somebody who had been through '94 in the white house already might have been able to see that coming, make a better connection, remember, hillary clinton's base was that disaffected working class voter from the rust belt, the very people who abandoned obama and the democrats on election day....
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reagan when he was elected president. >> despite the chatter, david axelrod is quoted in the "washington post" saying there is absolutely nothing to it. >>> coming up at 7:25 eastern, ed henry is going to join us live to talk more about it. >> something intriguing to think about, though, this political season. >> yeah, as ed said, back in 2004, they said oh, is president bush going to get rid of dick cheney? is he out the door? >> didn't happen. but there have been plenty of examples of presidents getting rid of their running mates and going with somebody else for a second term. let's get a quick check of our morning headlines. what's it looking like? >> i just got a tornado warning in, which is pretty rare this time of morning and out of arizona. we've been showing you dramatic pictures. there is a tornado warning out for verde village. if you live near that city, south of flagstaff. certainly stay inside and get in the center of your home. if you want a feel for what kind of weather they've been enduring the past couple of days, take a look at this. out of phoenix yesterday afternoon,
reagan when he was elected president. >> despite the chatter, david axelrod is quoted in the "washington post" saying there is absolutely nothing to it. >>> coming up at 7:25 eastern, ed henry is going to join us live to talk more about it. >> something intriguing to think about, though, this political season. >> yeah, as ed said, back in 2004, they said oh, is president bush going to get rid of dick cheney? is he out the door? >> didn't happen. but...
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reagan would be called that today. >> why is that? is it social issues? i mean, what's galvanizing people to vote for some of the more conservative and more to the right candidates? christine o'donnell, you were displeased she was talking about personal sexuality and sort of trying to enforce -- not enforce but insert herself in that debate. >> for me it is not what i look to politicians for. that's a decision i make on my own. people go to their pastor. i won't go to o'donnell to figure out what i want to do in my personal life. i want the know about my government and the spending and everything else going on and you're the opening parody on "saturday night live." >> which is what we saw. you're saying republicans are the opening parody on "saturday night live"? >> yeah. i think used to work there and i think it's biassed. it is easy fodder. the witchcraft thing, the anti-masturbation thing. it's -- i don't know. they're comedians. they get it where they can. >> the other thing i thought was interesting is there's been a lot of quest
reagan would be called that today. >> why is that? is it social issues? i mean, what's galvanizing people to vote for some of the more conservative and more to the right candidates? christine o'donnell, you were displeased she was talking about personal sexuality and sort of trying to enforce -- not enforce but insert herself in that debate. >> for me it is not what i look to politicians for. that's a decision i make on my own. people go to their pastor. i won't go to o'donnell to...
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. >> speaking of letters, i was more interested in the one that you wrote to ronald reagan back and said i want to quit the party because of the things you believe in. >> newt gingrich tried to bring it to a halt. >> i for one, hope we repudiate the news media to get republicans to fight each other to -- barack obama deserves to be be defeated. whoever the nominee is, we are all for competing against barack obama. >> on the u.s. border with mexico could be used to keep americans caged in. >> every time you think of us keeping the bad people out, think about the fence being used against us, keeping us in. >> it was perry on the defense, take his anti-washington book fed up in which he refers to social security as a ponzi scheme. >> it is a monstrous lie. it is a ponzi scheme to tell our kids that are 25 or 30 years old today you paying in to a program that's going to be there. >> romney couldn't resist. >> you say by any measure social security is a failure. you can't say that to tens of millions who live on it. >> in an interview with cnn before the reagan debate, president obama's elect
. >> speaking of letters, i was more interested in the one that you wrote to ronald reagan back and said i want to quit the party because of the things you believe in. >> newt gingrich tried to bring it to a halt. >> i for one, hope we repudiate the news media to get republicans to fight each other to -- barack obama deserves to be be defeated. whoever the nominee is, we are all for competing against barack obama. >> on the u.s. border with mexico could be used to keep...
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his effort is a lot like former president ronald reagan. so why are so many republicans criticizing him? keeping him honest. >>> plus, senator mccain tries new tactic to beat his conservative challenger, jd hayworth, but is his new ad going to work or backfire? >> i'm jd hayworth and i'm running for u.s. senate to take on the most pressing challenges facing arizona, america, and indeed, the entire human race. first, i have committed to exposing the secret kenyan birthplace of the president of the united states. at northern trust, we understand... that while you may come from the same family... you know, son, you should take up something more strenuous. you have different needs and desires. - i'm reading a book. - what's a book? so we tailor plans for individuals, featuring a range of integrated solutions. you at your usual restaurant? son: maybe. see you tomorrow. stairs? elevator. to see how our multi-faceted approach... can benefit your multi-generational wealth, look ahead with us at northerntrust.com. >>> president obama is hosting a tw
his effort is a lot like former president ronald reagan. so why are so many republicans criticizing him? keeping him honest. >>> plus, senator mccain tries new tactic to beat his conservative challenger, jd hayworth, but is his new ad going to work or backfire? >> i'm jd hayworth and i'm running for u.s. senate to take on the most pressing challenges facing arizona, america, and indeed, the entire human race. first, i have committed to exposing the secret kenyan birthplace of the...
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his effort is a lot like former president ronald reagan. so why are so many republicans criticizing him? keeping him honest. >>> plus, senator mccain tries new tactic to beat his conservative challenger, jd hayworth, but is his new ad going to work or backfire? >> i'm j.d. hayworth and i'm running for u.s. senate to take on the most pressing challenges facing arizona, america, and indeed, the entire human race. first, i've committed to exposing the secret kenyan birthplace of the president of the united states. gecko: quite impressive, yeah. boss: come a long way, that's for sure. and so have you since you started working here way back when. gecko: ah, i still have nightmares. anncr: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >>> president obama is hosting a two-day nuclear security summit in washington. and hours before it kicked off today, ukraine, which is one of 47 country attending, announced it is going to give up all its weapons-grade uranium within the next two years. now, this follows the nuclear arms reduction
his effort is a lot like former president ronald reagan. so why are so many republicans criticizing him? keeping him honest. >>> plus, senator mccain tries new tactic to beat his conservative challenger, jd hayworth, but is his new ad going to work or backfire? >> i'm j.d. hayworth and i'm running for u.s. senate to take on the most pressing challenges facing arizona, america, and indeed, the entire human race. first, i've committed to exposing the secret kenyan birthplace of the...
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he keeps asking the question in these excerpts that come back to ronald reagan. are you better off today than you were four years ago. and his answer to that is of course you're not because unemployment is still high in this country. people aren't buying houses. and he's going to recite is litany of problems we face. and when he talks to interest groups he's worried about, he says okay. women are most of the unemployed who have lost their jobs in this country. talks to hispanics, they're 20% of the unemployed population in this country. every time he speaks to a group he wants to appeal to, he's going to talk about it in terms of his economic message. >> and now we see ann romney and governor romney on the stage. likely that ann romney will introduce governor romney. that's what she has been doing of late. obviously women a key constituency they are trying to reach out to. ann romney has been playing an increasingly visible role in the campaign in the last few weeks and months really on the campaign trail. let's listen in. >> it's so good to be here. oh. new hamp
he keeps asking the question in these excerpts that come back to ronald reagan. are you better off today than you were four years ago. and his answer to that is of course you're not because unemployment is still high in this country. people aren't buying houses. and he's going to recite is litany of problems we face. and when he talks to interest groups he's worried about, he says okay. women are most of the unemployed who have lost their jobs in this country. talks to hispanics, they're 20% of...
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reagan. well, by golly, we got him so i'm a little bit more humble now. >> yeah you know, anderson -- >> eric -- >> i would say in that regard. >> i'm sorry. >> if you look at his record. jobs and job creation, more than half of the jobs created since tim geithner declared the summer of recover neaugust of 2009, were created in texas. he was got a very strong message on that front. he signed the balance budget. he's gotten a lot of flack for running the deficit and actually scaled back the size and coach is texas government and thren they give the democrats some avenues to attack him for what he cut but he's signed a balance budget and created a lot of jobs -- at least texas does. he was a governor and he'll get credit for that the same way that president obama got blamed for the national economy. >> paul, stick around, i want to talk to you next. if so, can he win back his base? let us know what you think. we're on facebook. follow me at twitte twitter @andersoncooper. roller coaster rumbles
reagan. well, by golly, we got him so i'm a little bit more humble now. >> yeah you know, anderson -- >> eric -- >> i would say in that regard. >> i'm sorry. >> if you look at his record. jobs and job creation, more than half of the jobs created since tim geithner declared the summer of recover neaugust of 2009, were created in texas. he was got a very strong message on that front. he signed the balance budget. he's gotten a lot of flack for running the deficit and...
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reagan. by golly, we got him. so i'm more humble in that regard. >> if the issue is jobs and jobs creations, more than half of the jobs recovered were created in texas. he signed a balanced budget. he's got a flack for running a deficit but skilled back the sides and scope of the texas government and may give those to criticize him for what they could. le get credit for the same way that barack obama will get blamed for the national economy. >> eric ericson, thank you very much. >>> liberals facing buyer's remorse? let us know what you think. follow me on twitter @andersoncooper. >>> later, the wall street roller coaster drum bells back up the hill again. is your money along for the ride? ali velshi is joining me. >> the syrian dictatorship may have pulled forces out of hama but the military killing machine rolls on. in bloodshed and new victims. that and more when "360" continues. of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans,
reagan. by golly, we got him. so i'm more humble in that regard. >> if the issue is jobs and jobs creations, more than half of the jobs recovered were created in texas. he signed a balanced budget. he's got a flack for running a deficit but skilled back the sides and scope of the texas government and may give those to criticize him for what they could. le get credit for the same way that barack obama will get blamed for the national economy. >> eric ericson, thank you very much....
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ronald reagan went out to beat jimmy carter and won two terms of the president of the united states. just be careful what you wish for. right now they're seeing lot of the democratic supporters of president obama seem to be being a little bit cocky and suggesting that ryan selection opens up the door for them to good ahead to hammer away at mitt romney on some of these popular social spending issues. at the same time, i will say this. that the benefit of paul ryan is he is very intelligent, he is a good debate. >> and he will energize that republican base out there, especially those who have some doubts about mitt romney, how really -- was he really an effective conservative. and this is really going to bring out the vote. i think it's going to be a positive on that sense from the republican perspective. >> so we got the whole policy side here, as wolf has just laid out. but i'd like to bring gloria borger back in now. because there is also the uglier stuff, right? who is he, what has he done, what is in his closet, that kind of thing. the vetting process for the vice presidential po
ronald reagan went out to beat jimmy carter and won two terms of the president of the united states. just be careful what you wish for. right now they're seeing lot of the democratic supporters of president obama seem to be being a little bit cocky and suggesting that ryan selection opens up the door for them to good ahead to hammer away at mitt romney on some of these popular social spending issues. at the same time, i will say this. that the benefit of paul ryan is he is very intelligent, he...
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and it wasn't just starting with ronald reagan. it goes back -- well, it's happened a lot even since then. take a look. >> from now on when the public hears the name gramm, rudman or hollings they'll think deficit reductions. >> maybe not because congress managed to find ways around the spending limits. the supreme court struck down parts of it and the deficit grew. since then there have been nearly a dozen commissions, a dozen commissions and committees, set up to deal with deficits, government spending, taxes, entitlements. four within the last year alone including the one headed by former gop senatorial lab simpson and ex clinton chief of staff irs kin bowles. politicians were lining up to praise that commission or compare it to their own plans. >> it's modelled after the bipartisan simpson bowles proposal. >> the proposal exactly along the lines of what the simpson bowles commission. >> along the lines that simpson bowles talked about. >> a lot of the components of bowles simpson. a lot of voices from participants in the bowles
and it wasn't just starting with ronald reagan. it goes back -- well, it's happened a lot even since then. take a look. >> from now on when the public hears the name gramm, rudman or hollings they'll think deficit reductions. >> maybe not because congress managed to find ways around the spending limits. the supreme court struck down parts of it and the deficit grew. since then there have been nearly a dozen commissions, a dozen commissions and committees, set up to deal with...
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. >> ronald reagan. >> exactly. >> hard to find. >> there are a lot of players so how much influence do special interest groups have in obstructing reform. listen to what president obama said at a town hall meeting in montana. >> every time we are in sight of health insurance reform, the special interest fight back with everything they have and their political allies try to scare the heck out of everybody. it happened in '93. it is happening now. >> groups that have an interest in blocking reform. big pharmaceutical companies. is there anything in reform bills about lowering the cost of prescription drugs. >> the pharmaceutical industry not a party to the 1993, 1994 evident, they want coverage for everyone and co-pays to be reasonable. and pessimist or skeptic will say a huge group of people can buy their drugs. >> new customers. >> they have agreed to cut $80 billion out of their costs -- >> over ten years. >> they are spending $150 million in advertising to push reform. robert reich smells a rat. they wouldn't do it if it wasn't good for their industry. why doesn't medicare do a sy
. >> ronald reagan. >> exactly. >> hard to find. >> there are a lot of players so how much influence do special interest groups have in obstructing reform. listen to what president obama said at a town hall meeting in montana. >> every time we are in sight of health insurance reform, the special interest fight back with everything they have and their political allies try to scare the heck out of everybody. it happened in '93. it is happening now. >> groups...
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whether it was ronald reagan, george h.w. bush, george w. bush, or with fellow democrats. he argued publicly and passionately and then looked for the best deal. he believed, as though he did business with. ronald reagan, i covered debates late in that administration into the bush administration. and teddy kennedy believed, tried to get 100%, but knew the time when to cut your losses and get the best you can, if it was 50% good, if it was 50% better. that's what he did so effectively. and because of his standing in the democratic party, he was able to bring republicans over to some deals they didn't really like it. >> candy, what was he like to cover? >> he was a lot of fun to cover, in so many ways. simply because he was an effective legislator, so you knew things were happening around him. but there are also sort of personal sides of senator kennedy that you would get glimpses of when you were on capitol hill or from his aides. one of them, very early on, when he started what really was his redemptive last 30 years of his senate career and became the lawmaker that john an
whether it was ronald reagan, george h.w. bush, george w. bush, or with fellow democrats. he argued publicly and passionately and then looked for the best deal. he believed, as though he did business with. ronald reagan, i covered debates late in that administration into the bush administration. and teddy kennedy believed, tried to get 100%, but knew the time when to cut your losses and get the best you can, if it was 50% good, if it was 50% better. that's what he did so effectively. and...
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ronald reagan who was a republican. the statement says given our political differences, people are sometimes surprised by how close ronny and i have been to the kennedy family. ronny and ted could always find common ground. they had great respect for one another. in recent years ted and i found common ground in stem cell research. i considered him an ally and dear friend. i will miss him. my heart goes out to vicki and the entire kennedy family. john, on that note, i just wonder if you could speculate what you think the response of the republican will be, of course the democrats and the republicans don't often have nice things to say about each other. how will the republicans regard edward kennedy's passing? >> reporter: i think they will issue statements much in the context and spirit of what you just read from nancy reagan. they will say they had differences with senator kennedy, policy differences, but they found him to be someone who fought for what he believed in and someone whose word was good. that was the greate
ronald reagan who was a republican. the statement says given our political differences, people are sometimes surprised by how close ronny and i have been to the kennedy family. ronny and ted could always find common ground. they had great respect for one another. in recent years ted and i found common ground in stem cell research. i considered him an ally and dear friend. i will miss him. my heart goes out to vicki and the entire kennedy family. john, on that note, i just wonder if you could...
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, do you believe ronald reagan would have raised revenues? >> i don't think he would have raised taxes in a six like this. he jump-started the economy in '84, by the big tax cuts. but revenue came in through the tax cuts. but the problem is, if you did this, though, we're at $14 trillion of national debt now. this plan goes into effect, as designed, we'll add another $12 trillion. at what point are we bankrupt? >> he did raise revenues. here's my message to republicans. what was wrong going back to the tax and spending policies of bill clinton? remember peace and prosperity? >> i have the answer to this one, cornell. >> okay. >> let's say we go back to clinton's tax breaks. we go back to clinton's economy, by the way, which brought more revenue into the government than any other time in american history. that was still only 21% of gross domestic product. and the government is spending 27% of gross domestic product. so, the government will have to cut 5% to equal the tax revenue. >> when the economy grows, you get more revenues, right? >> exac
, do you believe ronald reagan would have raised revenues? >> i don't think he would have raised taxes in a six like this. he jump-started the economy in '84, by the big tax cuts. but revenue came in through the tax cuts. but the problem is, if you did this, though, we're at $14 trillion of national debt now. this plan goes into effect, as designed, we'll add another $12 trillion. at what point are we bankrupt? >> he did raise revenues. here's my message to republicans. what was...
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. >> he lost no time comparing himself to ronald reagan, right out of the gate. but, look, what we're witnessing right now is a conservative establishment collectively freaking out at the prospect of a newt gingrich nomination. so they're doing everything they can to stop it. look, his strategy has always been the same. and remember, his debate performance is how he climbed his way up out of obscurity over the past couple of months. >> he was calm, he was measured, he was a grown-up, he was polite when others were engaging in finger pointing. >> he can play the policy card, he can play the history card, and throw the red meat when he needs to. and he did a lot of that tonight as well. and the crowd responds when those things happen. i wouldn't call the coronation off just yet. this is still a fight until january 3rd. >> i think what you saw is the good newt gingrich tonight and the bad newt. the good newt, he was very thoughtful. he had some very measured responses. and then you saw the bad newt. it was like, who did you compare yourself to? what in the blazes ar
. >> he lost no time comparing himself to ronald reagan, right out of the gate. but, look, what we're witnessing right now is a conservative establishment collectively freaking out at the prospect of a newt gingrich nomination. so they're doing everything they can to stop it. look, his strategy has always been the same. and remember, his debate performance is how he climbed his way up out of obscurity over the past couple of months. >> he was calm, he was measured, he was a...
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reagan who was also president over a weak economy at the time. but even as mr. obama's job approval numbers were bottoming out and then slowly climbing the prognosis in washington seemed grim. >> gring barack obama is a one-term president. >> vice president cheney said he considers president obama a one-term president. do you agree with that? >> it's purgatory for the president. >> you keep saying that barack obama is a one-term president. >> our big question this week with barack obama's poll numbers bouncing around below 50, is he vulnerable to a challenge in 2012 from within the democratic party? >> jimmy carter was a one-term president. how worried are you right now, if you are worried, that barack obama will be a one-term president 123450 that's wolf blitzer reporting in october. a month later, an anchor on another network wondered if the president lost his mojo along with the mid-term elections. a pair of democratic pollsters writing, quote, to be a great president obama should not seek re-election in 2012. then came the tax deal and then c
reagan who was also president over a weak economy at the time. but even as mr. obama's job approval numbers were bottoming out and then slowly climbing the prognosis in washington seemed grim. >> gring barack obama is a one-term president. >> vice president cheney said he considers president obama a one-term president. do you agree with that? >> it's purgatory for the president. >> you keep saying that barack obama is a one-term president. >> our big question this...